birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
hitting the left side of the torso (in kendo)
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)